Crockpot Italian Chicken
If you like a hint of an Italian-zing added to your chicken pasta dishes, give this recipe a try! This is the perfect recipe that makes the chicken the star with that extra kick. With a touch of Italian, cheesy goodness, you are sure to fill your family’s bellies and put smiles on their faces. To maximize your dining pleasure, serve this with a side salad and you have a 100%, 5 star winner! You can also switch it up the second time you make it by adding warm veggies to the pasta mixture itself.
Here’s what you’ll need to recreate this delicious meal the way I made it:
- 2-3lbs of chicken
- 8oz cream cheese
- 1 16oz bottle of Italian Dressing
- 16oz cooked pasta
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- Optional* 8oz broccoli, peas, or spinach
Let’s get cooking!
Start out by placing chicken in your crockpot with cream cheese and pour the entire bottle of dressing over the top of that.
Cook on low for 4 hours or until chicken is at 165°F internally.
Remove the chicken and shred or cut up before returning it to the crockpot.
Next, add cooked pasta, 1-2 tablespoons pasta water and parmesan cheese to the crockpot and mix.
Serve hot. Add veggies last hour of cooking if you should desire or serve them fresh next to it.
Crockpot Italian Chicken
Ingredients
- 2-3 lbs of chicken
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 16 oz bottle of Italian Dressing
- 16 oz cooked pasta
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- Optional* 8oz broccoli peas, or spinach
Instructions
- Start out by placing chicken in your crockpot with cream cheese and pour the entire bottle of dressing over the top of that.
- Cook on low for 4 hours or until chicken is 165°F.
- Remove chicken and shred or cut up before returning to the crockpot.
- Next, add cooked pasta, 1-2Tbsps pasta water, and parmesan cheese to the crockpot and mix.
- Serve hot, add veggies last hour of cooking if desired or serve them fresh next to it.
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Sounds delicious
Wish this was the video for the Italian chicken???
Thank you for pointing this out! It has been fixed now.
I love this recipe!
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That being said, I agree with you about this recipe being a little too “Italian” forward. I think the Garlic Parmesan wing sauce would work better here.
Love watching your videos!
We appreciate your support and would love to hear how the switch to garlic parmesan is if you decide to try that.
Another one we have to try👍
Loved it!
Can’t wait to try it! Sounds so easy and delicious. I’m here on the northern part of TN and love watching and saving your videos. So glad you started posting the recipes!
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Love your videos
Glad you added the comment about including green veges. 😉
We always need to add green!!
Holmescooking could yall make more with hamburger meat? For abt 2 years the spouse made baked chicken. EVERY DAY. At the point that I can’t even stand the smell of chicken. Thanks for your videos! You and the angry woman are the best!
Thank you for the feedback. I will try to post more hamburger recipes soon!
I thought you put in a little milk? Am I mistaken?
I used a little bit of milk to shake the extra Italian dressing off that was clinging to the bottle. Just a personal preference. Some people use a touch of water to shake around in the bottle. Or you can just throw the bottle away without getting the extra dressing out. It’s more of a personal choice. Hope you love the recipe!
I’ll
Give this a try. Not crazy about Italian dressing either. I like creamy Caesar. Wonder if that would work? Only cooking for one do I’ll try with one piece chicken. I have a two quart crockpot when cooking just for me. I use my 6 at when my family is here. Thanks for your recipes. Enjoy watching you. A great grandma from Western NY
Let us know if you try it with creamy Caesar. We would love to hear your thoughts on it. Thanks for the follow!
So glad for this site I love your meals
Been following for a while and love everything I’ve made…until this. It was a definite no in my house. Seemed to have a better taste cold, but still won’t add it to the rotation.
Loving the website. Your wife did an amazing job!
I only had about 1lb of chicken, so I cut the recipe in half. I’d make it again just for the amazing smells that came out of my slow cooker!
Next time I will definitely add broccoli. It’s so good!
I’ve loved every recipe from y’all that I’ve tried so far. Thanks for helping me stay out of the drive thru!
I appreciate that you’re objective about the recipe quality/taste even though it’s not really food you would prefer to eat. Very Nice!
I made this but I used Salamida state fair lemon and garlicious marinade. Kids and wife loved it and asked to make it again. I am a stay at home dad and I love your recipes and your videos. Thanks for a banger.
I absolutely love this recipe. Have made it multiple times and Will be making it this afternoon!!! I personally have not added the optional vegetables and I use bowtie noodles. I have told so many friends and family members this recipe. Ha ha ha 😆
I also add the whole bag of Parmesan.